Brad Pitt once described his then wife Jennifer Aniston as the 'warmth they all gather around' before cheating on her with Angelina Jolie.
Just months before he started filming Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Brad gave a couple of candid interviews about his relationship with Jen, while they were still married in 2004.
The now 56-year-old Hollywood legend spoke to Vanity Fair about Jennifer, who was riding high with sitcom Friends at the time as they lived up to their title as the 'golden couple' of their generation.
While he had described his marriage was tinged with "congenital sadness" he was glowing about Jen as he also spoke to Oprah Winfrey.
Speaking to Vanity Fair, Brad described her "warmth" and how she is the focal point for him and their friends.
He said: "Her emphasis is the home, friends, and family. We all kind of crowd around her like moths to the flame.
"She's like a magnet; she brings a lot of people together that way. Jen's the fireplace; she provides the warmth."
He then followed this up by repeating similar sentiments to Oprah, as Brad seemed to be in a good place with Jennifer at that time.
As he was quizzed about his marriage by Oprah, Brad replied: "She's one of the warmest people I meet and we do all crowd around her.
"She's like that fire we crowd around for warmth. This is truly genuine.
"There's not an ill-intention bone on this woman's body.
"She's really extraordinary and she's taught me a lot that way. She brings people that way."
Of course, within six months Brad had met Angelina Jolie on the set of the film they were making together and his life was changed forever.
Angelina has admitted that she fell in love with him almost instantly and Brad's relationship quickly soured, with him reluctant to attend a Friends party with her.
Brad and Jen separated in 2005 and though Angelina was not the reason given for the parting of their ways, it has always grated with Jen that they were soon pictured hand-in-hand afterwards.
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